How much revenue did Welcome to the Game make?

An estimated 140k to 376k net after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Welcome to the Game sell?

Q: How many copies did Welcome to the Game sell?

An estimated 102k to 166k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 102k–166k; $140k–$376k net $254k–$579k gross; from 3k reviews (Very Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

Does this actually work?

We left Welcome to the Game out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Welcome to the Game's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 50k–129k

best case 947k (Pony Island)

The Hacking lane

A solid, mid-sized genre: most sell around 80k copies, with a few that break out far above.

A typical game

≈ 80k copies

≈ $197k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 947k copies

Pony Island · ≈ $1.8M after Steam's cut

from 18k reviews

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

6 of your 8 games sit in the typical range; 2 are breakout hits far above it.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count; typical figures are medians per column, so they can come from different games.

The lane you'd be entering

Winners here lead with Puzzle + Indie, priced around $7.
The breakout hits carry Puzzle + Singleplayer + Indie; a typical game here doesn't.
The games you compared span 2015 to 2021, a lane with a long track record.
A typical game here lands in Gold ($250k–$1M before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Diamond ($1M+). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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